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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Knife, ca. 1880

Description

Maker

  • Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1831-, American

Title

Knife

Year

ca. 1880

Medium

Silver and bronze with gilding

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • sterling silver,
  • bronze

Dimensions

19.8 x 2 x .5 cm (7 13/16 x 13/16 x 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marked: [lion] [anchor] G / STERLING / 5.

Place

Providence; Rhode Island

Type

  • Metalwork

Credit

Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund and Walter H. Kimball Fund

Object Number

1989.007.3

Projects & Publications

Publications

Gorham Silver Designing Brilliance 1850-1970

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Gorham Silver

May 3 - December 1, 2019

The Monumental Ideal

September 20 - November 10, 1991

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Gorham Manufacturing Company

Knife, ca. 1880

Gorham Manufacturing Company

Knife, ca. 1880

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